Police declared a “mass arrest situation” in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday night following the city’s annual Pride parade.

The arrests began at 1:23 a.m. in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, with police ordering a mass arrest, but no other information was given. The Chicago police department has not announced how many people were arrested during or after the parade.

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“We’re resilient,” one Pride group member said of the attacks. “No matter what the cost is, we’re not going to back down.”

CWB Chicago reported widespread fights and disruption throughout Boystown, home to one of the largest LGBTQ+ communities in the Midwest. The chaos continued into Monday morning, with videos of people clashing with the police being posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

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